The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust appointed Ram Barkai to the position of Group CEO.
Ram Barkai is the new Group CEO of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust. Photo: Supplied
The role of Group CEO is a new one, which has become necessary since the Racetec operations within the Trust were hived off into a separate entity, said CTCTT chairman Pete Smith.
“This was done to allow them to take up opportunities to grow their event technology company.
“It is this growth and the increasing complexity of managing the Cape Town Cycle Tour that brought about the need for this post, and the Trust is extremely pleased to have such a notable personality as Barkai in this position.”
A Guinness World Record holder, Ram Barkai is best known for his incredible achievements in extreme ice water swimming.
He holds several records, including the title of most southerly open-water swim ever performed in freezing temperatures near Antarctica.
He is also the founder of the International Ice Swimming Association, which covers 27 countries.
Barkai spent the last 30 years in the financial services industry in Tokyo, Hong Kong and South Africa and held the Cadiz Holdings group CEO position from 2005 to 2012.
